2 Chronicles 36:4:22 Chr.36.4.W2TAB
מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֜יִם
melekhmitsrayim
“the king of Egypt”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh-MI-tsra-yim
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh-MIH-tsrah-yeem
- IPA
- /ˈmɛlɛx.mitsˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the king of Egypt
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh-MI-tsra-yim
- phraseyour reading level
va-yam-LEKH ME-lekh-MI-tsra-yim
- clause
va-yam-LEKH ME-lekh-MI-tsra-yim et-e-el-ya-KIM a-KHIv al-ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-im va-yas-SEv et-she-MO ye-ho-ya-KIM
- sentence
va-yam-LEKH ME-lekh-MI-tsra-yim et-e-el-ya-KIM a-KHIv al-ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-im va-yas-SEv et-she-MO ye-ho-ya-KIM ve-et-yo-a-KHAZ a-KHIv la-KAKH ne-KHO va-ye-vi-E-hu mits-ra-YI-ma
Exegesis
First, vayyamlekh {וַיַּמְלֵ֨ךְ | wayyamleḵ} ‘and he installed as king’ introduces the compound subject meleḵ-mitsrayim {מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֜יִם | meleḵ-miṣrāyim} with the direct-object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} governing ʾelyāqīm {אֶלְיָקִ֣ים | ʾelyāqīm}.
Root and etymology
m-l-kmem–lamed–kaf
“to reign”
In context — 2 Chronicles 36:4
The king of Egypt appointed Eliakim, Jehoahaz’s brother, as king over Judah and Jerusalem and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Necho subsequently took Jehoahaz, his brother, and brought him to Egypt .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 36:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 36:4, so the Hebrew word מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֜יִם (melekhmitsrayim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.36.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.36.4.W2.S1) and character.